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Re: Fairing deckbeams
By:Mark Kanzler
Date: 10/6/1998, 11:45 am
In Response To: Fairing deckbeams (Brian C.)

Could you do a little steam bending to fine tune them? I'd worry a little about steming the glue apart if it's water soluble. Maybe just clamping them in a jig that bends them past where you want them, and letting them sit for a week or so would work.

> Well, I finally have all the deckbeams done for my boat ( all 17 of them!
> ). Some were laminated together for mast partners, basically a 6inch wide
> ( fore and aft ) beam, that will later have a 2in hole cut in them for the
> masts.

> The trouble I have is that the curve is not the same on all of them, the
> amount of 'rebound' from the jig wasn't exacty predictable. So, I now have
> to fair them out. Since the curve was shallower the peak is not high
> enough even though the sides are flush with the shear clamp. I thought
> about using wedge shaped shims. They worked well when I had to shim out
> the stern, but that's another story.

> Thought? thanks in advance.

Messages In This Thread

Fairing deckbeams
Brian C. -- 10/6/1998, 11:11 am
Re: Fairing deckbeams
jim champoux -- 10/7/1998, 10:03 am
or
Paul Jacobson -- 10/8/1998, 8:52 pm
Re: or
jim champoux -- 10/9/1998, 10:44 am
A description clearer than coffee
Paul Jacobson -- 10/10/1998, 8:43 pm
Make 'em thicker
Paul Jacobson -- 10/6/1998, 8:48 pm
Re: Make 'em thicker
Brian C. -- 10/8/1998, 11:15 am
Re: Fairing deckbeams
Don Beale -- 10/6/1998, 1:38 pm
Re: Fairing deckbeams
Mark Kanzler -- 10/6/1998, 11:45 am
Re: Fairing deckbeams
Jerry Weinraub -- 10/6/1998, 7:00 pm
Hum...steambending an epoxy laminated beam?
Brian C. -- 10/7/1998, 12:00 am
Re: Worth a try.
Mark Kanzler -- 10/7/1998, 12:04 am